I was working out this morning at my gym, watching HDTV like i almost always do, and realized there are SO MANY pain killer commercials!
What the heck?
Are people so afraid to feel pain that they medicate constantly?
When your body sends out signals, it's so you can listen to it because it's telling you something, not so you can numb it and shut it up.
We really REALLY need to be better at taking a minute to say "hey, i'm feeling something, what should i do about these feelings?" whether physical or emotional, instead of "oh i don't like this feeling, let's get rid of it with a pill so i don't have to worry about it" and go on your merry way like nothing is wrong.
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Ok so don't think i'm saying pain meds are a bad thing. There is a point to where, yes, you need to use them to get through a day.
I just think we rely on them way too much, and this one reason people are a lot more apt to dismiss OTHER people's pain as well.. because in their own lives, it's muted or snuffed.
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